Unmanned aerial system for autonomous gas leakage detection, quantification, and mitigation
US12333921B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/0075
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for locating and mitigating a gas leak includes receiving gas leak sensory data from one or more gas leak detection sensors disposed on a gas-handling system and further receiving environmental conditions data. The method further includes dispatching an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to a location upon detecting a gas leak using the one or more gas leak detection sensors and collecting one or more visual images of the gas-handling system using the UAV once it has reached the location. The method further includes determining, using the one or more visual images, the gas leak sensory data, and the environmental conditions data, a gas leak location and identifying components of the gas-handling system impacted by the gas leak given the gas leak location. The method further includes determining a mitigation action and resolving the gas leak by applying the mitigation action.
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